IG'NORANT, adjective [Latin ignorans.] Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. A man may be ignorant of the law, or of any art or science. He may be ignorant of his own rights, or of the rights of others. 1. Unknown; undiscovered; a poetical use; as ignorant concealment. 2. Unacquainted with. Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. 3. Unskillfully made or done. [Not legitimate.] Poor ignorant baubles. IG'NORANT, noun A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled. Did I for this take pains to teach Our zealous ignorants to preach?
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